Asketum Branch (Tyndall Branch tributary)

Asketum Branch is a 2.23 mi (3.59 km) long 1st order tributary to Tyndall Branch, in Sussex County, Delaware.

Asketum Branch
Tributary to Tyndall Branch
Location of Asketum Branch mouth
Location of Asketum Branch mouth
Location of Asketum Branch mouth
Location of Asketum Branch mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Physical characteristics
SourceShoal Branch divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles southeast of Jones Crossroads
 • coordinates38°36′01″N 075°26′10″W / 38.60028°N 75.43611°W / 38.60028; -75.43611[1]
 • elevation54 ft (16 m)[2]
MouthTyndall Branch
 • location
about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble
 • coordinates
38°37′24″N 075°28′41″W / 38.62333°N 75.47806°W / 38.62333; -75.47806[1]
 • elevation
30 ft (9.1 m)[2]
Length2.23 mi (3.59 km)[3]
Basin size3.13 square miles (8.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average2.75 cu ft/s (0.078 m3/s) at mouth with Tyndall Branch[4]
Basin features
Progressionnorthwest
River systemNanticoke River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHardscrabble Road
E Trap Pond Road
James Road
Hardscrabble Road
Beaver Dam Branch

Course

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Asketum Branch rises on the Shoal Branch divide about 0.25 miles southeast of Jones Crossroads in Sussex County, Delaware. Asketum Branch then flows northwest to meet Tyndall Branch about 0.5 miles north of Hardscrabble.[2]

Watershed

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Asketum Branch drains 3.13 square miles (8.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 665.35 and is about 10.35% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Asketum Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Dukes and Jobs Ditch Topo Map, Sussex County DE (Laurel Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Asketum Branch Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 15 February 2020.